Vita Nostra

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Serhiy Dyachenko graduated from Kyiv Medical Institute and worked as a psychiatrist. [9] [10] Later, Serhiy Dyachenko working as a writer and screenwriter, together with director Anatoliy Borsyuk and cinematographer Oleksandr Frolov, was awarded the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine in 1987 for "The Star of Vavilov" ( Russian: "Звезда Вавилова") about the life of imprisoned Russian agronomist Nikolai Vavilov. [11] The film was produced by the Kyiv Studio of Popular Science Films. [6] Serhiy graduated from the Faculty of Scriptwriting of the All-Russian State University of Cinematography in 1989. [6] [9] Maryna Dyachenko graduated from the Theatre Institute of Kyiv in 1989 and worked as a professional theatre and cinema actress. [9] [10] Self-description and Collaboration [ edit ] The Dyachenkos are from Kyiv, Ukraine. For four years, they lived in Russia, then moved to California, United States in 2013. [4] [5] [6] The Green Card (2000) ( Russian: Зелёная карта), later adapted into a screenplay, is a work of realist fiction about residents of Kyiv who have received an opportunity to immigrate to the United States.

Punishingly intense academic pressure transforms a university student into a transcendent being in this harrowing fantasy novel by a married Ukrainian couple, the first in a trilogy. The Pentacle ( Russian: Пентакль) (novel with a series of the short stories; co-authored with Andrey Valentinov and H. L. Oldie) The Key of the Kingdom ( Russian: Ключ от королевства) and its sequel Oberon's Word ( Russian: Слово Оберона) appeared in 2006. The trilogy was concluded with Evil Has No Power ( Russian: У зла нет власти) (2008).Magicians Can Do Anything (2001) ( Russian: Магам можно всё) was awarded the "Golden Caduceus" award at the 2001 Golden Bridge festival. Flying Hat ( Russian: Летающая шляпа) (with A. Bondarchuk and I. Malkovich) Published in Ukrainian. Vita Nostra was published in 2007. It was the first novel in the thematically related "Metamorphosis" cycle. [22] The book collected dozens of awards from readers and professionals. [23] Julia Meitov Hersey's translation of Vita Nostra was published by HarperCollins Publishers in November 2018. Digital, or Brevis Est, (2009) and Migrant, or Brevi Finietur, a work of science fiction, continue the cycle.

The definitive English language translation of the internationally acclaimed Russian novel—a brilliant dark fantasy combining psychological suspense, enchantment, and terror that makes us consider human existence in a fresh and provocative way. The story behind the cover of Vita Nostra The Story Behind the Cover of Vita Nostra, by Marina & Sergey Dyachenko Ivanova, Ekaterina (October 2016). "On Both Sides of Fiction: Maryna and Serhiy Dyachenko". Russian Studies in Literature. 52 (3–4): 235–248. doi: 10.1080/10611975.2016.1264003. ISSN 1061-1975. S2CID 193721913.

Maryna and Serhiy Dyachenko are recipients of the most prestigious literary awards in the science fiction in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Practically every novel they have written, in addition to several short stories, have received various awards. The Frontier (1999) ( Russian: Рубеж), written with A. Valentinov ( Russian: А.Валентиновым) and H. L. Oldie ( Russian: Г. Л. Олди), was awarded the Golden Caduceus prize at the festival "Star Bridge - 2000". The Yellowmore" ( Russian: Желтомар) (from the book Bastard) is a wizard's trap. It looks like an old man carved out of a tree. This old man smokes a pipe that emits yellow smoke. Smoke kills living things, by homing on the body heat.